Benefits of Fasting for Weight Loss Put to the Test
For more than a century, fasting—up to 382 days without calories—has been used a weight-loss...
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Is MSG Bad or Good for You?
Do the reactions ascribed to monosodium glutamate (MSG) represent a menace, myth, or marvel?
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Flashback Friday: Turning the Clock Back 14 Years
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For Flavonoid Benefits, Don’t Peel Apples
Peeled apples are pitted head-to-head against unpeeled apples and spinach in a test of artery...
Potential Pitfalls of Calorie Restriction
How to preserve bone and mass on a low calorie diet.
Flashback Friday: Alzheimer’s Disease – Grain Brain or Meathead?
Grain consumption appears strongly protective against Alzheimer’s disease, whereas animal fat intake has been linked...
The Benefits of Calorie Restriction for Longevity
Though a bane for dieters, a slower metabolism may actually be a good thing.
Does Sugar Lead to Weight Gain?
The sugar industry’s response to evidence implicating sweeteners in the obesity epidemic.
Flashback Friday: Turmeric Curcumin Reprogramming Cancer Cell Death
The spice turmeric appears to be able to switch back on the self-destruct mechanism within...
Highlights from the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Hearing
I was honored to testify before the US government’s Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Check out...
The New Calories per Pound of Weight Loss Rule
Losing a pound of fat can take as few as 10 calories a day or...
Flashback Friday: Plant-Based Diets for Diabetes
When placed head-to-head against the American Diabetes Association diet, how do plant-based diets fare in...
The Reason Weight Loss Plateaus When You Diet
Understanding the metabolic and behavioral adaptations that slow weight loss.
